Desembarco del Rey.De la ciudad imaginada por George R. R. Martin a su recreación audiovisual.

Abstract

[EN] The architecture is present on the heroic fantasy literature, as how it tells Joseph Campbell on the second phase called "The Road of Trials" in his theory of "the monomyth" or the "Hero¿s Journey": "Once having traversed the threshold, the hero moves in a dream landscape of curiously fluid, ambiguous forms".

The aim of this TFG is the study of the city of King¿s Landing, an imagined city created by the writer George Raymond Richard Martin on his collection of books called ¿A song of Ice and Fire¿ and its final recreation made on the audiovisual piece ¿Game of Thrones¿ by the hand of the producers and directors David Benioff and Daniel Brett Weiss on HBO.

We are focusing on searching the relationship between the city on the books and the serie, and the way of making this transcription, building an imaginary city created with a mix of different architectures, real or invented ones, imported of different cultures, periods and architecture styles.

The methodology is a combination of the documental fonts of studio, of the scripts and texts of George R.R. Martin, and the work developed by the art directors and theirs own designs made to build the city, analyzing the way of building the variety of architectures and buildings and the role they play.

We make a field practice, making a tour around the cities were the serie has been filmed, analysing graphically through comparatives between the real places and its transformation or adaptation to the audiovisual piece.

In the development of this study, we provide an analysis of how King¿s Landing has been built, from the city to the elements that compose it: such as the fortifications, the streets and public place and the buildings.

As a conclusion, with this study, we could affirm if the city recreated on the serie is a direct transposition of the imagined one by George R.R. Martin or if this one is a different city reinvented by the art directors, as well as the results of the final product.

With this work we want to enlarge the knowledge of how could be an imaginary city of a book be used on a film or series. King¿s Landing and the way of using its architecture to configure

[CA] L’arquitectura està present en la literatura de fantasia heroica, tal com ens compta Joseph Campbell en la segona fase anomenada “Iniciació” present en la seua teoria del “*monomito” o “Periple de l’Heroi”: “Una vegada travessat el llindar, l’heroi es mou en un paisatge de somni poblat de formes curiosament fluides i ambigües”. En aquest TFG abordem l’estudi de la ciutat de Desembarcament del Rei (King’s Landing), ciutat imaginada i creada per l’escriptor George Raymond Richard Martin en la seua obra “Cançó de Gel i Foc ” i la seua recreació final realitzada en la peça audiovisual “ Game of Thrones ” de la mà dels productors i directors David Benioff i Daniel Brett Weiss en HBO. Ens centrem en buscar la relació entre la ciutat creada en l’obra literària i en la sèrie televisiva, i la manera de realitzar eixa transposició, de construir una ciutat imaginària partint de l’addició o juxtaposició d’arquitectures reals o inventades, importades de diverses cultures, períodes i estils arquitectònics. La metodologia que es proposa combina l’estudi de fonts documentals, sobre els textos de George R.R. Martin i del treball desenvolupat pels directors d’art de HBO, i els propis dissenys realitzats per a construir la ciutat, analitzant la manera de compondre les diferents arquitectures que configuren cadascun i la funció que aquests exerceixen. A més es fa un treball de camp, recorrent les ciutats del rodatge amb les quals es va configurar Desembarcament del Rei, analitzant gràficament mitjançant comparacions els escenaris reals i la seua transformació o adaptació en la peça audiovisual. En el desenvolupament del present estudi, aportem l’anàlisi de com s’ha construït Desembarcament del Rei, desde la pròpia ciutat fins als elements que la componen: com les fortificaciones, els diversos carrers i llocs públics, les edificacions i els edificis singulars. Com a conclusió de l’estudi expliquem si la ciutat recreada en la peça audiovisual és una transposició directa de la imaginada per l’escriptor o una ciutat diferent reinventada pels directors d’art de “Game of Thrones ”, aixì com el resultat del producte final. Amb aquest treball pretenem ampliar el coneixement sobre la forma de transposició d’una ciutat imaginada en la literatura a la peça audiovisual, Desembarcament del Rei i la manera d’utilitzar l’arquitectura per a configurar una escenografia de grans dimensions.

[EN] The architecture is present on the heroic fantasy literature, as how it tells Joseph Campbell on the second phase called “The Road of Trials” in his theory of “the monomyth” or the “Hero’s Journey”: “Once having traversed the threshold, the hero moves in a dream landscape of curiously fluid, ambiguous forms”. The aim of this TFG is the study of the city of King’s Landing, an imagined city created by the writer George Raymond Richard Martin on his collection of books called “ A song of Ice and Fire ” and its final recreation made on the audiovisual piece “Game of Thrones” by the hand of the producers and directors David Benioff and Daniel Brett Weiss on HBO. We are focusing on searching the relationship between the city on the books and the serie, and the way of making this transcription, building an imaginary city created with a mix of different architectures, real or invented ones, imported of different cultures, periods and architecture styles. The methodology is a combination of the documental fonts of studio, of the scripts and texts of George R.R. Martin, and the work developed by the art directors and theirs own designs made to build the city, analyzing the way of building the variety of architectures and buildings and the role they play. We make a field practice, making a tour around the cities were the serie has been filmed, analysing graphically through comparatives between the real places and its transformation or adaptation to the audiovisual piece. In the development of this study, we provide an analysis of how King’s Landing has been built, from the city to the elements that compose it: such as the fortifications, the streets and public place and the buildings. As a conclusion, with this study, we could affirm if the city recreated on the serie is a direct transposition of the imagined one by George R.R. Martin or if this one is a different city reinvented by the art directors, as well as the results of the final product. With this work we want to enlarge the knowledge of how could be an imaginary city of a book be used on a film or series. King’s Landing and the way of using its architecture to configure an scenography with a large dimensions.